WI fund-raiser bonds (custodial).
$600. Five minutes.
Wisconsin requires a professional fund-raiser that has custody of contributions to file a $20,000 bond with the Department of Financial Institutions. Ours is $600 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for everyone — and the application is five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with DFI
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your professional fund-raiser registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Wisconsin regulates professional fund-raisers under Wis. Stat. § 202.14, administered by the Department of Financial Institutions. A fund-raiser that at any time has custody of contributions must file an approved $20,000 bond with one or more responsible sureties.
The bond runs to the state and to any person with a cause of action against the fund-raiser for liabilities arising out of its fund-raising activities or any violation of the charitable-solicitation subchapter. Donors and charities are the protected parties; you (the principal) and the surety stand behind the obligation.
Because you handle other people's charitable money, the amount is higher: $20,000 for custodial fund-raisers, versus $5,000 for those that never hold contributions. If you don't take custody, the $5,000 non-custodial bond is the right one — and if you're unsure, we'll help you confirm.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$600 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.